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This morning I watched this week’s Glee and the moment that Kurt and Blaine finally kissed I felt emotional all of a sudden! But I worry… how will Blaine + Kurt fit in with nationals? Since Warblers are well… canary dead. And how will their relationship evolve? — Ingmar
Hope this Glee scoop I posted earlier helps answer some of those inquiries about the couple and Blaine’s new direction with New Directions in season 3. Bonus scoop for Finchel fans (and to borrow your term): things may not be “canary dead” for the pair. On the red carpet at PaleyFest, Cory Monteith told a group of reporters, “I think Finn is being used by Quinn for her prom queen aspirations. I think he’s going to wise up to that at some point. Maybe that’s going to send him in the other direction…”

What ever happened to the Glee show that Ryan Murphy was supposedly developing for Kristen Chenoweth? I haven’t seen it mentioned in any of the pilot reports? Thanks! – Amanda
Well, considering K. Cheno just joined a pilot from Sex and the City EP Darren Star (titled Good Christian Bitches), I’d say it’s safe to say it’s on hold. Meanwhile, as mentioned in my earlier Glee post, she is teaming up with Murphy and Co. for one more episode of Glee this season. And this time around, she’ll be singing a Glee original titled “It’s 10 a.m and I’m drunk” when her character returns to Lima to put on a one-woman showed called “Crossroads” (or maybe it’s “CrossRhodes”?), after her all-white version of The Wiz turns out to be a stinker.

When it comes to using his band's songs on Glee, the Foos frontman sides with Kings of Leon and Slash in the licensing battle.

Don’t count on hearing the Foo Fighters hit “Times Like These” on Glee anytime soon. Frontman Dave Grohl says he and his bandmates are squarely in the corner of Kings of Leon and Slash. As in, they want no part of the Ryan Murphy-helmed show.

“It’s every band’s right, you shouldn’t have to do fucking Glee,” Grohl told THR following the premiere of Foo Fighters: Back and Forth, the new Foo Fighters documentary, which just made its South By Southwest debut. “And then the guy who created Glee is so offended that we’re not, like, begging to be on his fucking show… fuck that guy for thinking anybody and everybody should want to do Glee.”

You might be wondering, has Grohl ever actually watched the show? As it turns out, yes, he gave Glee a whirl. “I watched 10 minutes. It’s not my thing,” Grohl grizzled. But he doesn’t have as much of a problem with the show as he does with its creator.

Recounting anti-Glee comments made by Slash earlier this year and subsequent retorts by Murphy, reported by THR, Grohl explained to drummer Taylor Hawkins: “The Glee guy, what a fucking jerk. Slash was the first one. He wanted to do Guns ‘n’ Roses and Slash is like, ‘I hate fucking musicals. It’s worse than Grease.’ Then [Murphy's] like, ‘Well, of course he’d say that, he’s a washed up ol’ rock star, that’s what they fucking do.’ And then Kings of Leon say, ‘No, we don’t want to be on your show.’ And then he’s like, ‘Snotty little assholes…’ And it’s just like, Dude, maybe not everyone loves Glee. Me included.”

"Glee" is hotter than ever -- thanks to this season's newest (and sexiest) cast member, CHORD OVERSTREET. He's rumored to have dated Taylor Swift, Demi Lovato and Mila Kunis. Ellen is going to get to the bottom of it all!

quinn’s baby just might make an appearance:

Brad Falchuk assured fans that Quinn and Puck’s baby is “living happily with her mom, Shelby.” The producer pointed out that baby Beth’s first birthday is in June, then left fans this tease: “So, we’ll see…”

When Blaine grabbed Kurt's hand to lead him to a Warblers performance of "Teenage Dream," it was like he grabbed onto our hearts as well. Since that episode, fans have been anxiously waiting for Blaine (Darren Criss) and Kurt (Chris Colfer) to stop the flirting and just get together.

So we waited. And waited some more.

Until finally, in "Original Song," Blaine and Kurt locked lips, and fans everywhere sighed happy sighs. Darren called it a "beautiful moment" and Chris told us he was "happy for [Kurt]." But where does this adorable duo go from here?

Chris remained coy on the future of Kurt and Blaine, only agreeing that it was about time they kissed. "I am glad that Kurt had a genuine kiss and it was not forced by Brittany (Heather Morris) or Karofsky (Max Adler)."

Darren, however, was positively giddy at what the future could hold for the couple. Even if it meant waiting a bit longer. "In this day and age, a kiss doesn't necessarily mean we will be together forever," he tells us. "But obviously it's developed in a very significant way."

Glee actor Matthew Morrison is a Broadway star, a TV actor and a songwriter, but soon he will add another role to his resume: director. On the PaleyFest carpet Wednesday night, Morrison told THR that he hopes to take on the director’s role on Glee and said he will “definitely [do it] in the third season.”

Morrison previously told THR that acting on Glee while recording and preparing to promote his album “is the hardest I’m ever going to work in terms of trying to be noticed and seen, so I want to push it until I’m 40. Then, I’d love to get behind the camera, produce films and be more involved in the storytelling process.” Seven and a half years shy of 40, it sounds like Morrison will get behind the camera sooner than he had hoped. Morrison’s debut album will hit the shelves in May, and his first single, “Summer Rain,” was released March 8.

Kurt and Blaine are taking their Glee romance to the next level.
Just prior to Wednesday night’s PaleyFest ’11 panel honoring the Fox phenom, executive producer Ryan Murphy told TVLine that the duo — who shared their first kiss in this week’s Regionals-themed outing — will be attending the prom together later this season.

”That’ll be a ripped-from-the-headlines story,” revealed Murphy. “Can you imagine two boys wanting to go to the prom in Ohio?”

Murphy also confirmed that Kristin Chenoweth’s April Rhodes will be back later this season, and she’ll be belting out theGlee original, “It’s 10 am, I’m drunk.”

When it comes to deciding the New Directions girls’ outfits for regionals, Glee costume designer Lou Eyrich asks, “Is it youthful, is it pretty and soft, and does it fit Ryan Murphy’s vision?”

Last year’s regionals dresses came from Betsey Johnson, which Eyrich says makes the “perfect show choir dresses.” This year, the show needed a designer who’s used to making dresses of varying sizes on a tight turnaround, so who better than a bridal designer? Eyrich’s team ordered aqua bridesmaids dresses from Los Angeles-based Jenny Yoo (who also did the girls’ dresses for Kurt and Finn’s parents’ wedding) on a Wednesday; Yoo made them on a Thursday, and on Friday, Eyrich and her team fit the dresses on the girls — who require a wide range of sizes — and added sashes around the waists and applied jewels from deconstructed BCBG necklaces to the fronts.

The biggest twist on the ensemble, though, came below the waist. The ladies of both New Directions and Aural Intensity sported black leggings, mostly for practical reasons but partly for style. “Their dance numbers are very athletic,” says Eyrich. “They’re jumping on boys’ shoulders and sliding on their knees — we have to give them [leggings] for protection and comfort.” For New Directions, at least, the leggings were also part of an ’80s Cyndi Lauper look, along with the big Doc Martens the girls wore with them. The boots came as an addition straight from the top: “Ryan Murphy liked the sweet, youthful dresses but wanted to make it more Balmain. Just a little more fashion-y and trendy, not just another dress with dance shoes, because we’ve done that so many times.”

As for some other Glee-toure curiosities

ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: There was some talk early in last night’s episode about changing up the Warblers’ uniform. Is that actually going to happen?LOU EYRICH: Nope, that was just a joke from the show. It’s a blessing for us that they wear the same thing week to week! [Laughs]

EW: Speaking of uniforms, how do you feel about Quinn, Santana, and Brittany no longer wearing their Cheerios outfits all the time?LE: Creatively, we love it! It makes a lot more work for us, and the girls [Dianna Agron, Naya Rivera, and Heather Morris] were thrilled to get out of the cheerleading uniforms at first. But now they see how many fittings they have to do, and they’re like, “Hmm, maybe we should go back to Cheerios uniforms.” We’re having a lot of fun with it, though.

EW: Where did you find Rachel’s crazy green dress from the alcohol episode?LE: It’s vintage — we rented it from a costume house. Ryan wanted her to be wearing an inappropriate ’70s style hostess dress when she opened the door as guests arrived. You can find dresses like that at vintage stores, in Los Angeles, at least, like Jet Rag or American Vintage.

EW: Do you know what people are wearing at Nationals yet?LE: We’d love to get a jump on it. We were just talking about Nationals this morning. We usually wait for the music so we know: Is it upbeat? Is it rock and roll? Is it reggae? But we want to get a jump on it and show Ryan some ideas because we’ll be doing two big episodes in a row.

EW: I guess people don’t talk about the boys’ fashion as much, but what kind of thought process went into designing their regionals outfits?LE: We start with the girls and find a color that works for them, because it’s harder to find a dress that works on seven different girls. Since we chose aqua and black for the girls, we wanted to color-coordinate. We put the New Directions boys in black Levi jeans, black tops, and a skinny black tie to dress them up a bit.

One of the weekly joys of GLEE is getting a weekly Brittany fix. Each week, the writers give Heather Morris, who plays Brittany, some kind of out-of-left field line that usually proves to be absolutely hilarious.

Is Brittany dumb or was she made that way? ASSIGNMENT X caught up with Morris for a few minutes recently to talk about her character, why she loves the opportunity GLEE has afforded her and her own theories into Brittany’s general lack of judgment.

ASSIGNMENT X: When did you realize you were getting all the good lines on the show?HEATHER MORRIS: I realized it when I would read the script and I would laugh out loud.

AX: And you also bring so much to those line reading as well – you nail them every time.MORRIS: Maybe it’s the way I look. You just say your lines and you don’t have any emotions. [laughs]

AX: Was your character intended to break out as much as it was?MORRIS: No.

AX: When did you realize things were changing for you on the show?MORRIS: When they started giving me storylines. There was a moment when [co-creator] Ryan [Murphy] saw me and thought I should play a dumb girl and they kind of got her and then they realized they could write and say whatever they wanted to through her.

AX: I’m glad they didn’t break her and Artie [Kevin McHale] up on the show. Were you worried?MORRIS: I was. I thought they were going to stop it. I think they changed their minds. They were going to stop it. We broke up in the “Duets” episodes and they weren’t going to continue it. Then they saw our chemistry. Kevin and I work really well together. I think they saw that, and thought “maybe we won’t break them up.” It’s a good relationship. They both understand each other in a certain way.

AX: With so much to do on the show from acting, singing, dancing, pre-recording the songs – does it get overwhelming at times?MORRIS: It’s pretty hard. You’re always tired, but at the same time, I sleep very well. I don’t go out – I go home every time I’m done. It turned into a job. You just start working, but it’s good to have vacations.

AX: It’s turned into a job, but does it feel like a job?MORRIS: Actually, none of it feels like a job. That’s what’s weird. I’m tired and the hours [are crazy], and when I’m doing it, I’m learning. It’s like class. Dancing is the love of my life. I’ve been doing it my whole life. It just comes naturally. Singing, that’s hard.

AX: Is there anything else you’d like to do more of on the show.MORRIS: I want to dance more. I’m begging to dance more.

AX: What’s your take on Brittany. They made her kinda slutty by making out with both guys and Santana, but she’s really innocent, which makes her more endearing. Is she really a slut or is this an act?MORRIS: I think she maybe wasn’t taught right by her parents. She might have parents who were so busy, they never taught her the right things. I’m thinking they’re like NASA engineers and crazy smart, and they’re so focused on their work, they don’t have time to teach her the right morals.

AX: So they let her kid lost in the sewers over the summer ….MORRIS: I know. [laughs]

Entertainment Weekly:
Look who’s about to get some matching tuxes ready! EW has learned that new couple Blaine and Kurt will attempt to attend their high school prom, which may not be a simple proposition. ”That story is going to be ripped from the headlines,” creator Ryan Murphy told reporters tonight in Los Angeles. “Can you imagine two boys wanting to go to the prom in Ohio?”

Murphy — who together with the Glee cast is participating in a Paley Center tribute to the Fox show — also announced that Kristin Chenoweth will reprise her role as the boozy former glee club star April Rhodes. And here’s an exciting change in Glee’s modus operandi: The plan in the near future is to center an episode around a single album — Fleetwood Mac’s 1977 album Rumours, to be specific — as opposed to an artist.

Ryan Murphy on Blaine/Kurt kiss: "It's impactful because it's important to so many people." #glee #PaleyFest

Darren Criss on Blaine/Kurt kiss: "It was it certainly felt right. It was a really special time." #glee #PaleyFest

Via TVLine:
Brad Falchuk added that “Klaine,” like the the show’s other super couples, would face their fair share of obstacles. “What [else] happens when people start dating?” he said, “Everything goes to hell.” Golden Globe winner Chris Colfer hinted that one of the obstacles might involve a separation of sorts. When asked if Kurt and Blaine would eventually transfer to McKinley High, Colfer responded, “Maybe half of them will… Distance makes the heart grow fonder, right? That’s what they tell me. So even if they do go through some bumps in the road, it would be very realistic.”

Body peace breakthroughs can come to you at the unlikeliest of times, and in the strangest ways. For Ashley Fink, the actress who plays Lauren Zizes on Glee, that's just what happened. That's why she sat down with Seventeen to tell all of you what she learned, when a director in her high school's theater program tried to tell her what she couldn't do, just because of her body type.

Ashley Fink: "I was in high school, and I went to a theater high school, and they were talking about typecasting, and I remember my theater director saying, if he was going to pick a Juliet, he would never pick Ashley. And I remember being like, 'Woah.' I remember asking him why, and he was just like, 'Typically, I wouldn't pick you.' I remember being like, 'You're wrong, and here's why.' I was like, 'Okay, I can see why you'd say that, but you're absolutely incorrect because Juliets come in all shapes and sizes.' I worked so hard, and I remember, I came in with the entire script memorized, and my audition was phenomenal, and I ended up getting the part. He apologized to me, and he was like, 'You're so phenomenal, and I'm so blown away, and I'm so sorry, I didn't mean to hurt your feelings.' And in a weird way, having him say that, was this moment where I realized I wasn't going to let anyone tell me who I could be, and who I am, because of what I look like. So instead of this moment of great depression, I was like, 'I'm German! I'm built for baby-makin'! I'm built like a house! And that's fine, but I can also act my face off, and I can be Juliet if I want to be.' That was a breakthrough moment for me, and then I ended up getting the lead in every play for my last two years and graduated with a 4.2 GPA because of my acting scholarship. It's amazing."

Naya Rivera plays awesome mean girl Santana on Glee, and—as a lifelong and infamous meanie myself—I find her presence to be one of the most compelling on the show. But like most meanies, Santana has outward-focused rage that seems to be driven by fermenting internal damage. Last week, we got a clue to the toxic catalyst: she’s secretly in love with her best friend. And that best friend is a girl. In the interest of exploring Santana’s new status as Sapphic icon, I gave Naya a call to discuss this role, and to play a few good-natured rounds of Lesbian Multiple Choice.

Brett Berk: When I talked to Heather Morris [Brittany] for the first time last year, she said that your on-screen relationship was going to be more B.F.F. than F.W.B. We all know the show isn’t known for it’s internal consistency, but what changed, and how?

Naya Rivera: I think it was because the writers and Ryan [Murphy] were getting such a strong craving from the fans—from the Brittany and Santana fans—for them to be together. And we sort of took it lightly at first. But then we thought it was something people really wanted us to do, that it was something we should tackle. And so, one day, [head writer] Brad Falchuk came up to me and said, “We’ve decided that we’re going to explore this storyline,” and I was totally for it, and knew people would appreciate it.

I know your character defies labels, but Santana is now sort of a lesbianic role model. So I have a few questions for you about the subject. Favorite girl-on-girl make-out music: Cyndi Lauper, Sade, Taylor Swift, TLC, or Nicki Minaj?

I’m going to go for a little Sade. Sade is good for making out with any gender.

Favorite Mischa Barton teen-lesbian TV character: Katie onOnce and Again or Marissa on The O.C.?

Is it bad that I think half of those aren’t even lesbian-specific? I mean, I wear blazers all the time!

Me too! But so does Suze Orman. We’re playing aroundwith stereotypes here, morphing them and taking them apart. That’s what I do in this column.

Well, I would probably go with blazers, but that’s universal. If I had to pick one that feels more specific, I would go with boxer briefs.

Speaking of stereotypes, a B.F.F. of mine who is a lesbian political writer wanted me to ask you this question: Santana has the sexy-mean-girl stereotype down. Can she start a new sexy-confident-lesbian stereotype now?

Last question. You know The Golden Girls, right? It’s a show about a bunch of covert but adorable lesbian clichés—the bitch, the butch, the nerd/airhead, and the slut—living together in senescence in south Florida. So for the last question. Golden Girl make-out session you would most like to have seen: Dorothy/Rose, Dorothy/Blanche, Blanche/Rose, Blanche/Sophia, or Dorothy/Sophia?

Blanche and Sophia. Because their names sound good together. You could mash them up and have a really good shipper name.

What is that “shipper” thing? I’ve seen that on some of the fan sites, and since I’m over 15, I’m like, huh?

“Shipper” is when the fans started mashing up all the couples’ names. That’s where me and Brittany got “Brittana.”

And why “shipper”?

I think it comes from the word “relationship.”

Ohhhh. Speaking of relationships, is Santana going to get to sing some more? That “Landslide” thing made me fucking cry.

It made me cry, too! I’m sure I’ll be singing more. They’re nice enough to give me some great solos and some great songs. In this week’s episode, “Original Song,” Santana sings one of her original songs that’s pretty hysterical.

Morris says both actresses hope to fully explore the relationship of "Brittana," as the sexually experimental duo was dubbed.

"We just shot a scene yesterday that I’m excited for the fans to see," she says. "People don’t want their relationship to be a joke. They want it to be real. It had an impact on people."

It was Morris’s willowy good looks coupled with her dazzling dance moves that took her from Scottsdale, Ariz., to begin touring the world as a backup dancer for Beyoncé, who jokingly referred to Morris as her "token white girl." Morris was later brought in by Glee’s choreographer to teach the cast how to perform their rendition of "Single Ladies" and was soon cast as one of the show’s Cheerios.

Brittany's signature non sequiturs ("Did you know that dolphins are just gay sharks?"), delivered by the acting newbie with the aplomb of Bill Murray, have earned her scores of followers. She admits, though, that it was another pop superstar who helped showcase the full range of her talents: Britney Spears, who made a guest appearance last fall in the episode "Britney/Brittany." When Morris belted out "I’m a Slave 4 U" while gyrating in Spears’s slinky costumes -- complete with a huge yellow python -- her character fully came to life.

"That episode was a game-changer," Morris says. "People didn’t just think about Brittany. People wanted to know who I was."

When the idiosyncratic nuttiness of Fox’s Glee comes together in one of its signature roof-raising musical numbers, a strange alchemy occurs, and the show delivers an aesthetic and emotional punch that looks and feels like nothing else on television. A rousing paean to the transformative powers of performance, Glee is distinguished by its layered, tonally fluid writing, dazzling cover versions (which have burned up the charts on iTunes), and winning performances from guest stars including Gwyneth Paltrow and Britney Spears and series regulars Matthew Morrison as the club’s dedicated leader, Lea Michele as the precociously talented and utterly irritating star of the group, and Jane Lynch as a psychotic cheerleading coach bent on the club’s destruction. We’re delighted to have Glee back for a second year at PaleyFest, and wish a slushie to the face of anyone who says otherwise.

WARNING: PALEYFEST IS A TROLLER'S DELIGHT AND THIS WILL BE CHOCK FULL OF SPOILERS, FOILERS AND LIES. ENTER AT YOUR OWN RISK.

On last night's 'Glee,' the New Directions won regionals after hitting the stage with a pair of original songs -- a first for the series -- but that isn't what anyone is talking about this morning. After months of hints and winks, fans of FOX's hit musical finally got what they've been waiting for: The characters of Kurt (Chris Colfer) and Blaine (Darren Criss) kissed for the first time. And it wasn't a peck. It also wasn't overtly sexual or desperate, it wasn't rushed or clouded with turmoil, and it certainly wasn't played for laughs, the way many kisses between men are on TV. It was perfect.

"It's hard to overstate the significance of the kiss between Kurt and Blaine on 'Glee' last night," Michael Jensen, editor of Logo's AfterElton.com tells PopEater. "Even better, it wasn't the sort of kiss we saw back in the 1990s where the guys pecked each other on the lips -- or worse, the camera cutaway -- but this was a real kiss that hinted there is much more to come in this relationship. If we still needed proof how far gay characters have come on network TV, 'Glee' just gave it to us."
"'Glee' has raised the bar of what it means to be inclusive on TV, and viewers are tuning in by the millions, sending a clear message to networks that Americans not only accept gay and lesbian characters, but they are beginning to expect them," GLAAD President Jarrett Barrios tells PopEater. "It's stories like Kurt and Blaine's that continue to remind gay youth everywhere that there's nothing wrong with being who you are."

The characters portrayed by Colfer and Criss, who is nominated for Logo's annual NewNowNext Awards 2011, which honors what is up-and-coming in popular culture, in the Brink of Fame: Actor category, are arguably the highest-profile gay characters on television right now, and, as the LGBT community continues to recover from the wave of bullying-related suicides late last year, it is especially important that Kurt and Blaine represent a pair of openly gay teenagers comfortable with who they are and seemingly on the verge of a real romantic relationship grounded in mutual respect.

"The two most recent episodes have represented queer youth and coming of age in a way I've never seen on broadcast television before, let alone one of the most popular shows in the country, with a mostly young audience,"AfterElton's Christie Keith wrote in her recap of 'Original Song.' Keith is also referring to last week's 'Sexy,' in which Santana (played by Naya Rivera) confessed her love for Heather Morris' character, Brittany. Also on last week's episode, Kurt's father Burt (Mike O'Malley) sat his son down for a straightforward discussion about sex, providing him pamphlets and telling him, "This is gonna suck for both of us, but we're going to get through it together, and we will both be better men because of it. ... Kurt, when you're ready, I want you to be able to do everything, but when you're ready I want you to use it as a way to connect to another person, don't throw yourself around like you don't matter."

Since its debut, 'Glee' has been lauded for its inclusiveness, with characters representing myriad ethnicities, religions and sexual orientations. Last year, GLAAD honored 'Glee' with the GLAAD Media Award in the Outstanding Comedy Series, and the show is again a nominee this year. Colfer is set to attend this year's GLAAD Media Awards in Los Angeles on April 10.

For how often the show delights in being over-the-top, these recent storylines have been grounded in a way that can only benefit 'Glee's' millions of young LGBT viewers, who rarely get to see themselves represented as fully formed, multi-dimensional characters and not stereotypes on prime-time network television. The show has been dealing with the issues they deal with daily directly and with great care, and it's heartening to know that in FOX's 'Glee,' a generation of young gay teens has been given something no generation of LGBT persons has had before them -- a group of peers to relate to.

Hiatus? More Like Crapatus: Unfortunately, tonight's episode of Glee is the last new one for awhile. The next episode, titled "Night of Neglect," won't premiere until April 12. For those of you counting on your fingers, let me save you the trouble and tell you that date is 28 days away! Pissed as you may be, remember that the writers need time to, you know, write more episodes and then shoot them. Hence, the hiatus that is upon us. We might join Sandy Ryerson and his Josh Groban fan fiction club to pass the time.

Return-o-Rama: If you don't know who I was referring to when I dropped the name Sandy Ryerson up there, then you either (a) just recently tuned into Glee and are what I call a "Gleebie" (Glee newbie) or (b) it's been so long since you've seen Sandy you forgot who he was. No worries, he'll be back! And so will Terri ! And Sunshine! And the coach of Vocal Adrenaline, Dustin! The end of the season is slam-packed full of characters you thought writers forgot about. And they aren't just popping in for a line or two. They'll definitely be involved with main storylines.

We Heart NYC: Remember how excited you got when you found out Glee was going to New York City for Nationals? And you played this number over and over again in anticipation? Seems like ages ago, what with all the Britney Spears tributes, Darren Criss dreaminess, and whatnot. Thankfully, we are back on track to New York City and Nationals glory. The cast starts filming in the Big Apple at the end of April!

Going Back to Gaga: It won't be Lady Gaga-themed, but episode 18, "Born This Way," will heavily feature the message of her latest single. That episode will also be home to bully Dave Karofsky's big storyline, and it marks the first (and perhaps not last) appearance of psychiatrist Dr. Shane.

Glee at Paley Fest: If you haven't been following Team WWK on Twitter and getting the latest TV news from Paley Fest 2011, then shame on you! The cast and creative team of Glee will be featured on Wednesday, and we are so there. Feel free to blast us with questions for the cast by tweeting at us or by leaving Q's in the comments. And just so we can get this clear right off the bat, I already know to get scoop on the future of Finn and Rachel. And I promise to get it. Anything else you guys need to know?

It started with a door bursting open, and it ended in a group hug. And in between...a whole mess of Glee action filled tonight's episode to the brim. There was barely enough time to enjoy all the moments we've been anticipating for weeks!

Warning: Don't go any further if you haven't watched tonight's episode...

WHAT WE LEARNED

Glee Killed Off a Character: Pavarotti, the treasured Warblers canary, bit it less than ten minutes in. Did you guess right that this was the Glee death? It wasn't the biggest character on the show, but you can't deny that the death had a major impact. Also, it led to a beautiful Kurt solo (finally!) and the realization that he still has cassette tapes. Well, if anyone can make them trendy again, it's Mr. Kurt Hummel. And is it just me, or are the Warblers' meetings getting more and more entertaining?

Quinn and Rachel Become Frenemies: Since Finn is apparently a hot commodity, Quinn is frantic to hold onto him because she "really likes him" and because she wants to be prom queen. She admitted her motives were a little crazy and she was only "relatively sane," so maybe those who think Quinn should go to therapy were onto something. But I told you Quinn's motives weren't entirely awful. Rachel is destined to be a big star, and Quinn, as cruel as her words were, was just trying to help that along. Maybe Rachel isn't meant to be with Finn. Maybe she's meant to move to New York City, go on Broadway, and fall in love with her costar in the stage version of Inception. It could happen.

Original Songs Up the Wazoo: When Glee first announced it was doing original songs, I bet you thought we'd only get clever and beautifully written numbers. Wrong. Like a gift that keeps on giving, we got performances by Santana and Puck that were both inappropriate and awesome. Now if you'll excuse me, I'm going to look for "Trouty Mouth" on iTunes.

Brittana Fans Must Continue to Wait: Santana is still feeling the pain from Brittany's heartbreaking rejection. And even though she's not expressing it in the healthiest way, it's nice to see that Santana is human and isn't ignoring her emotions. Meanwhile, she's writing songs with...Tina? Random, but we'll take it.

Blaine Wakes the Hell Up: The only notes I had for Blaine and Kurt's first kiss were as follows: "Squee!" "Finally!" and "Yes! Yes! Yes!" Instead of writing how I felt during Blaine and Kurt's "Candles" duet, I'll just paint you a word picture: me, sitting five inches from my television screen, smiling like a goofy fool. And that's why my roommates refuse to watch TV with me anymore. By the by…you did catch Finn and Rachel locking eyes during "Candles," yes?

Mercedes Reminds Us She's Awesome: "Hell to the No" will go on my workout playlist so I can get through those last few minutes of elliptical machine doom. Even though they didn't use her jam in Regionals, it was still nice to hear an Amber Riley solo. It's been a while.

Rachel Gets It Right: Ms. Berry, who never knows the right words to say, finally said her piece the best way she knows how: with honest singing. What more was there to say to Finn then "I just want to fix it somehow?" With the looks Finn was giving her (and the anxious expressions from Quinn), we'd say she's on the right track to making it right with Finn.

Judges Stir the Pot: This isn't American Idol, so there wasn't any discussion on if the glee clubs were "pitchy, dawg." No, the judges ranted about the gay community's right to marry, our president being a terrorist, and other normal stuff like that. That, paired with the freeze frame to introduce the judges, was very reminiscent of season one.

New York, Here We Come: Thankfully, Carla Turlington Stevens was drunk and didn't beat around the bush. She told us what we already knew…New Directions is headed to Nationals in the big city! Rachel Berry is MVP, Blaine and Kurt have each other, and the episode ended in a group hug. Makes you all warm in the heart, doesn't it? Wait, I think that's just heartburn from inhaling my post-Glee Chinese take-out too quickly.

Question: Can you spill anything about Glee? Anything about how Santana will take her rejection by Brittany? Will she be back to her old tricks? —Jessica
Ausiello: If you mean macking on anything in pants (or a skirt, for that matter), yes. In fact, in Episode 18, Santana gets a new love interest. Then, a source tells me, in the season’s final three episodes, “the Santana/Brittany storyline really gets kicked into high gear. There are lots of revelations.”

Question: Any word on whether or not Jonathan Groff is headed back to Glee this season? —BrandiAusiello: Yes, there’s word, and it’s no. Next season is a possibility, but he won’t be back this season. And come on, doesn’t Rachel have enough potential suitors and ex-suitors running around without Jesse in the mix, too?

With a plethora of PopWrap posts previously dedicated to his performance, it should come as no surprise that I've been riding the Chris Colfer bandwagon since "Glee" first launched back in 2009. With that in mind, I'll save the effusive compliments since they've all been printed before and simply say that I caught up with one of my favorite actors last week to talk all about season two of "Glee."

A year that has been endlessly eventful for Kurt Hummel, aka Porcelain, as he changed schools following repeated physical threats only to find unrequited (?) love and complete acceptance at Dalton Academy through Blaine and The Warblers.

Now, with tonight's episode focusing on the hurdle that is Regionals, we will find out once and for all which glee club shall emerge victorious -- but according to Chris, that won't actually be the moment everyone is buzzing about tomorrow since death is coming to Lima, Ohio and claiming a character fans have grown to love.

PopWrap: We haven't spoken since your Golden Globes win -- so congrats! Did you actually black out?Chris Colfer: I have absolutely no recollection of any of it. I don’t even remember them saying my name, I just remember everyone at my table jumping up and Ashley [Fink] & Dianna [Agron] kinda pushing me towards the stage. That’s when I blacked out. I’m just so glad I didn’t make any political or religious jokes when I got up there [laughs].

PW: Very impressive that you were able to be so witty while unconscious -- especially with where you left your heart.Chris: Right? They’re the only people I could remember that were in the room, so I don’t even know if they were near where I was walking. I did a lot of debate in high school, so maybe that’s my automatic pilot.

PW: This season must have been quite jarring since you basically had to work with an entirely new cast after Kurt transferred to Dalton Academy.Chris: It really was, but I liked it because it literally put me in the same shoes as Kurt. I didn’t have to do much acting. He was in a new world and I didn’t know anyone besides the crew within the Warblers – but like Kurt, I became great friends with those guys, and as soon as Kurt goes back to McKinley, I will miss them!

PW: Jenna Ushkowitz was telling me how much she missed having you around, were there any New Directions songs you were bummed to have missed out on?Chris: Oh god yes! The whole thing with Gwyneth [Paltrow] last week, I was so upset. But I think I was most upset to have missed “Thriller/Heads Will Roll.” That made me really sad and it was so big and amazing and I felt so left out and sad that I couldn’t be a part of it. On the flipside, I got to be a part of so many fantastic Warblers songs, so it’s been an equal trade. Actually, no [laughs], it hasn’t. But I've loved it all the same.

PW: Ostensibly you'll be part of the upcoming Warblers CD, right?Chris: Yea, I’m interested to see what's going to be on it. I’m hoping they’ll put all the songs Kurt sang as a Warbler on that album. “Baby It’s Cold Outside” and I do “Blackbird” tonight and maybe “Animal” from last week.

PW: Yea, let's talk about "Animal" for a second -- what were your thoughts on that foam party?Chris: You know … I have a lot of thoughts [laughs]. Some inappropriate, some appropriate [laughs]. There were some moments that were very suggestive, which I guess you’d expect at a foam party. Just the fact that these kids found an abandoned warehouse in the middle of nowhere with so many foam machines – I think that’s the real accomplishment [laughs]!

PW: Which was more fun to film -- "Animal" or the GAP flashmob?Chris: Well, with The GAP, we got to go shopping at lunch, with a really big discount. So I have to say that one – plus, I liked taking inappropriate pictures with the mannequins.

PW: It all comes back to the inappropriate pictures & thoughts, doesn't it Chris?Chris: Hey, you gotta keep yourself entertained when you work the hours we work. But it’s really funny because whenever someone out there makes a comment about the show being inappropriate, risqué or suggestive, we’re always the first people to point it out on set. We’re the first ones to make the jokes about our show.

PW: Speaking of, I have to applaud that week's gay sex conversation Burt & Kurt had -- quite a brave scene to have on network television.Chris: Oh, absolutely. I was so thrilled when I got that script. Just the line when Burt says, “don’t throw yourself around like you don’t matter.” I think that’s something that every single kid – gay or straight – should hear because no one ever has that talk with their parents. Especially gay kids.

PW: Was rather odd though that Blaine spurred it on, no?Chris: I know! That was interesting, wasn’t it? Who goes up to a friend’s parent and tells them to talk to their kid about sex?!? [laughs] I think it was very awkward, but it should be.

PW: With the Blaine/Kurt relationship, I think the show has done a great job of not rushing into it.Chris: I think so too – I’m definitely glad we didn’t just throw someone in there as “Kurt’s boyfriend” and call it a day. I love that it’s been a journey that they have shared and are still experiencing. It’s going to take a while for things to develop, just like it does in real life. I’m very happy with how they built the character and played up the discovery angle before putting them together.

PW: Tonight's episode also features a death -- what can you tell me about it?Chris: There’s a death, a full-on funeral scene and it’s intense. It happens very quickly and I know that a lot of fans will be upset about it.

PW: Is it McKinley-specific, or will this death impact Kurt at Dalton Academy as well?Chris: Well, the weather just has to change and Kurt’s in tears, but The Warblers and Kurt and the fans are all going to be disappointed by this one. It’s a prominent character, it’s not like “oh, Joe died” – it’s someone we’ve seen for a while.

PW: Tonight also features Kathy Griffin as a Regionals judge -- you two must get on like gangbusters.Chris: Oh my god, I love her so much. She’s so funny and so much fun to be around – I’ve been a huge, huge fan since I was little and watching “Suddenly Susan.” She got me into a lot of trouble in high school because I would watch her stand-up specials and I always thought I could be like her, say whatever I want, whenever I wanted. Yea ... it didn’t work out like that for me, so I went through a lot because of her, but I can’t say enough good things about her. And apparently we’re still married.

PW: What?Chris: We spoke in front of an audience of gay youth and as a joke we got married on stage, but Adam Shankman – who directed the speeches – is actually ordained, so technically we’re married. I mean, we haven’t filed anything in the court system, but it was nice to see my wife again. Oh wait, can I put you on hold for just a second? They’re delivering a new script right now [pause]. Ok, sorry!

PW: No worries -- can you tell me which script it is?Chris: Let me open it up and take a look! It’s episode 18, “Born This Way.”

PW: Wow, episode 16 is airing tonight -- you guys really aren't giving yourselves much of a buffer.Chris: No we are not! [laughs] We’re pushing it to the limits for sure. It’s a little bracing, but our schedule is always like this, so the fire is lit underneath us anyway.

PW: It's been widely reported that Karofsky will sing "Born This Way" -- should we expect that storyline to get some resolution this season?Chris: It’s unavoidable -- plus, I think it would be criminal not to conclude that storyline. I mean, I kind of know where things are going, because they tell me light whispers, so...

PW: This is now the second Lady GaGa-inspired episode -- you guys gonna get her on the show next season?Chris: Oh, I would hope so! Who could she play – maybe my long-lost sister!

PW: Well, you are certainly pulling in famous relatives from all over!Chris: [laughs] I am! Oh my god, Lady GaGa should play my Aunt Anne Hathaway’s lesbian lover! How amazing would that be! Now, I just have to get Julie Andrews as my grandmother and I can die a happy boy.

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